Allen v. Amoco Production Co.

OPINION

CHAVEZ, Judge.

This appeal arises from the dismissal of plaintiff’s suit to quiet title and the entry of an order granting summary judgment in favor of third-party plaintiffs pursuant to their counterclaim and third-party complaint. Plaintiff, surviving spouse of a personal representative appointed to administer the will of a deceased Colorado resident, sought to quiet title to an undivided one-half interest in the mineral rights located in San Juan County, New Mexico. Defendant, Amoco Production Company, not a party to this appeal, has retained royalties obtained from the exploitation…